Month: September 2019

Just over a third (39%) of respondents have communicated the upcoming implementation of the national living wage to staff, according to research by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).Its survey of 1,000 employers also found that 63% of respondents know which employees in their organisation should receive the new national living wage.The national living wage, which was announced by chancellor George Osborne in the Summer Budget 2015, will come into effect from April 2016. The £7.20 an hour rate will apply to staff aged 25 and over.The research also found:45% of respondents have updated payroll to take account of employees who will be 25 years old and over on 1 April 2016.Less than a third (29%) have looked online for more information about who is entitled to receive the national living wage.Almost all (93%) of respondents believe that the national living wage is a good idea.88% think that the introduction of the national living wage will lead to higher productivity.86% believe it will boost staff morale and 83% think it will increase employees’ loyalty to the organisation they work for.Nick Boles, business minister, said: “I am urging businesses to get ready now to pay the new £7.20 rate from 1 April 2016. With just under four months left, there are some easy steps employers can take to make sure they are ready.“By taking these measures, organisations will be able to properly reward their staff and avoid falling foul of the law when it takes effect.”The mandatory national living wage is distinct from the voluntary living wage rate of £8.25, which is recommended by the Living Wage Foundation and calculated according to the cost of living.read more

HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) – An early Wednesday morning crash in Hialeah involved 13 vehicles.7Skyforce HD flew over the chain-reaction crash on the Palmetto Expressway during the morning rush hour. A truck was seen stuck on the center median, causing drivers heading southbound to deal with standstill traffic for hours.The area has since been cleared by officials.None of the drivers involved the crash were seriously injured.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

One man, officials said, smashed casings and grabbed jewelry while the other subject took aim at a man in his 60s before opening fire. “The victim that died on the scene received one gunshot wound,” said City of Miami Police Officer Kenia Fallat.The subjects then fled the scene in what may have been a red SUV driven by a third subject. “A red SUV was seen fleeing from the area in the northbound area, on 17th Avenue, just minutes after the robbery took place,” Fallat said.“I stopped there when I heard all the commotion from the police,” said witness Luz Rodriguez. “Then, I stopped and looked that way, and they were running in there.”Miami Police went through security cameras near the building in hopes of finding a new clue. “There is surveillance video that may have captured the images from beginning to end, so that’s something detectives are looking at,” Fallat said.If you have any information on this shooting and robbery, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $3,000 reward.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. MIAMI (WSVN) – Police continue to search for two armed suspects, who fatally shot a man inside a Miami pawn shop, Thursday.Police said two men stormed into Value Joyeria y Prestamos, located at 717 S.W. 17th Ave., and shot a patron during a robbery of the store.The patron, a man in his 60s, was shopping for a television at the time with his friend. The victim died on the scene.The medical examiner arrived on the scene Thursday night as detectives continued to track down the shooter.City of Miami Police worked well into the night.“We had heard a gunshot, and we ran over,” said Gamal Baez, a nearby store owner. “People know they have money. Unfortunately, they’re at a disadvantage to these crooks and these thieves.”Police officers rushed to the pawn shop after an alarm went off, at 1:30 p.m. They said the store was filled with customers and employees at the time of the shooting. read more

“I tried to hit them, and I screamed,” she said.Rosell said the commotion drew the attention of her neighbor.“Then he tried to do something. I tell him to stop, and I tried to do something, and one of the men had a rock, and then, when they start running, they shot at him,” she said.Witnesses said the bullet struck the neighbor in the shoulder.Paramedics transported him to Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. He is expected to be OK.Rosell said the robbers got away with her necklace and purse.“They took everything I had in that purse,” she said. MIAMI (WSVN) – Police are searching for two men who robbed a woman in Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood, then shot her neighbor as they were fleeing.City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene near Southwest Ninth Court and 10th Street, at around 3:40 a.m., Saturday.The robbery victim, Norma Rosell, said she had just come home after having spent her birthday in the company of loved ones.“It’s my birthday, or it was my birthday, and I went to the art gallery of my friends after I went to my son’s house,” she said. “I came up, and I came down to get the cake that my son gave me.”It was at point that, Rosell said, two men wearing hoodies approached her.“Next thing I know, I turn around, and these two hooded black men — very dark, all black, black hood covering most of the face — they yanked my thicker chain,” she said.The victim said she tried to fight the men off. As police continue to search for the robbers, Rosell said the frightening ordeal left her with a ruined birthday celebration, but also thankful her brave neighbor survived.“They have no boundaries. Just because my neighbor screamed, they shot at him,” she said. “They could have killed him. This is really bad.”If you have any information on this incident, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.Copyright 2019 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.read more

His contributions to the City include overseeing a number of projects, including: the Safe Routes to School Program; Downtown Improvement Plan; drafting the regulatory framework for food trucks,townhouse development, and marijuana businesses. Czarnezki joined the city staff full-time back in 2013, prior to that he worked as a Planner for the Kenai Peninsula Borough for 14 years. City Manager Stephanie Queen: “John is hard-working and dedicated to the community, and his professionalism reflects well on the City and our dedication to serving the public. I am pleased his peers have selected him for this award, to recognize his significant achievements and contributionsto our community, and to the planning profession in the State of Alaska.” Facebook0TwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享John Czarnezki, Director of Economic Development and Planning for the City of Soldotna, has received the 2018 ‘Planner of the Year’ Award from the Alaska chapter of the American Planning Association. Czarnezki works closely with land owners, business owners, and developers to promote economic growth in Soldotna.read more

US Forest Service, Alaska State Troopers, and Moose Pass EMS responded with snowmachines. Cheng was located deceased and transported to the Carter Lake trail head. According to an online Trooper dispatch, Bryce Fischer, 27, of Anchorage and Cody Lourie, 33, of Anchorage recovered Cheng from 6 ft of snow-cover and performed CPR for 30 minutes. Peninsula Memorial responded for Cheng’s body. The body is being sent to the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Next of kin has been notified. Facebook0TwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享Alaska State Troopers in Seward received a report that Jeffery Cheng, 33, of Anchorage was snowboarding with two friends in the area of the Crescent Lake Saddle Cabin when he was overtaken by an avalanche, on Saturday. Fischer then left on foot/snowboard to the trailhead to get cell service to call for help. Recovery efforts were made.read more

Nostalgia has a minor role in today’s fast-moving publishing world. In fact, if you are still called a “publishing” company at all, there’s some sentimentality right there. Unless you are a “media” company in b-to-b, you’re already a bit behind the curve.My CMP experience occurred in the midst of radical technological change. Even though Time magazine named “The Computer” as its Man of the Year in 1983, it wasn’t until years later that “Internet” became official, replacing the Information Superhighway as a kind of promised road to somewhere.My first day at CMP, I worked until 11:00 p.m., then went out for dinner and drinks with my colleagues. Within weeks, I was working through the night, cutting out typewritten paragraphs, rearranging them on the floor, then pasting them together into—from my perspective—the next great American novel. The topic was probably Hewlett-Packard’s newest printer or something.What a team we had in those days—so many of our “role” players turned out to be publishing stars. Today, AfterCMP is the social networking community through which many old faces from those early days reappear. It’s good to see them. Sometimes it’s shocking to see them—the pounds, the gray. Sometimes it’s heartwarming; sometimes it’s scary—to open dialogue with the faces, with the memories, is not easy.On the site, each person is asked their fondest memory from CMP. Mine likely would have to do with pacing the outside grounds aimlessly one 5 or 6:00 a.m., trying to recover from an all-nighter closing one of the first issues of Computer Systems News, my day-old clothes and unshaven face a sort of Red Badge of Courage awaiting the others as they arrived with their papers and morning coffee.At my age, I won’t apologize for throwing a sprinkle of sentimentality into a simple business story. I did a lot of growing up in and around CMP. It was a time of discovery, a time of opportunity. Many lessons learned. Thanks to the company whose letters stand for nothing—but whose name represents so much for so many of us. Gerry Leeds, founder of CMP Publications, originally wanted to name his company Creative Media Publications, but when he went to register the name, it was already taken. “I have better things to do than think up a new name,” Gerry would say. “Let’s just call it CMP.” For the countless times over the years someone would ask what CMP stood for, they were simply told “it stands for nothing.”I confess to being somewhat saddened when I heard last week that United Business Media’s latest reorganization (“Major Restructuring at CMP Technology”) included the note that CMP as a known corporate entity has now ceased to exist.I was one of the first 100 employees of CMP. I was always proud to point out the leaf with my name on it as it appeared in the framed “tree” behind the reception desk acknowledging CMP’s early employees. When I mentioned the passing of the CMP name to another “First Hundred” friend, he responded with the more practical, “Seems they’re positioning to package things up and sell them off, if they get the right price.” I suppose. Frankly, I couldn’t even read the details of this latest incarnation of the company that, for better or worse, sucked me into this business.read more

ABC• Publishers must report print and digital circulation separately in applicable categories of circulation.• All editorial and advertising content must be consistent with the print counterpart.• Advertising may be sold either including or excluding the digital edition. • Digital recipients must be notified (e.g., via e-mail) that their issue is available.• Digital editions will qualify as paid circulation provided the publisher has documentation available to verify the request.• Publishers converting existing print subscribers to digital service must provide an opt-in option to subscribers.BPA• Publishers must report digital circulation separately throughout the circulation statement.• Individuals receiving both the print and digital versions shall be included only once. • If a publisher opts to report downloads/views, logs and summaries must be provided with an identifier to indicate which recipient downloaded/viewed the title. • To be considered a qualified recipient, the digital version subscriber must receive an alert that the issue is ready.• Qualified digital distribution must be personally requested by the recipient or the recipient’s company. All demographic requirements still apply.read more

The downturn in event revenue has been brutal for publishers who counted on their tradeshows and conferences to pick up the slide in print in 2009. Tradeshow revenue fell 18.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 and is down about 10 percent through the first four months of 2009, according to American Business Media’s 2009 Media Financial Survey, conducted by ABM and the Jordan, Edmiston Group.Publishers are betting the downturn is temporary and attendance will bounce back once travel and training budgets are restored. But some event managers are finding that the biggest obstacle to drawing attendees isn’t budgetary at all. It’s the fear that the brass will start to think employees are expendable if they spend any time out of the office at a show.“We’ve got telemarketers pounding the phone and we’re offering deep discounts but people still aren’t coming,” one event manager told FOLIO:. “And it’s not about the money—they’re saying they worry that they’ll be considered for the next round of layoffs if they aren’t seen in the office every day.”Others are seeing former attendees grounded due to other fears. “We had one group tell us no one in their office is allowed to travel for fear of swine flu,” says another event manager. Much of the downturn in print may be blamed on false perceptions and hysteria over “old media,” rather than reality. Now the event side is learning just how costly this hysteria can be.read more

I’m all for the idea of supplementing online article content with videos, but doing it just for the sake of having some ‘multimedia’ can stretch the point a bit too far. Take the case of an otherwise great Atlantic story by contributing editor Michael Hirschorn called ‘The Newsweekly’s Last Stand.’ In it, Hirschorn describes The Economist’s teflon resistance to the ad crash and Time and Newsweek’s struggles with obsolescence. Embedded in the middle of the story is a video interview between Hirschorn and Bob Cohn, Atlantic.com’s editorial director, which follows the familiar format of editor and writer revealing a behind-the-scenes look at the story. The trouble with this approach is sometimes the conversation veers out of the safe confines of the reporting and into nutty conjecture. (Admittedly, the story and video have been up for almost a month, but I’m just getting around to them now.)In other words, this interview could have been about 44 seconds shorter. At the 5:45 mark, Cohn asks Hirschorn why The Economist didn’t get “clobbered by the Web” like the other newsweeklies. This is where things get sketchy. Hirschorn goes on to say that because The Economist’s Web strategy was so bad, people valued the print version more. Got that? The magazine is thriving today because it didn’t jump on that crazy Internet train like all those other suckers.But wait, it gets better. Hirschorn continues by asking semi-rhetorically, “What would have happened if newspapers and magazines had not embraced the Web?”Amazingly, the video concludes as he answers his own question this way: “It’s entirely possible that if newspapers and magazines had not embraced the Web, that newspapers and magazines would be doing a lot better right now.”read more

Every Day With Rachael Ray has revamped its staff, hiring former Prevention editor Liz Vaccariello as editor-in-chief last fall and naming former Bon Appetit publisher Paul Jowdy as publisher in May. In June, RDA Community president Susanne Grimes left, replaced by Reader’s Digest publisher Dan Lagani, who took over the new position of RDA president, North America. In March, TV personality Rachael Ray inked an agreement with Demand Media to create co-branded content and develop new talent for Demand Media’s eHow Food Channel. Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Reader’s Digest Association is on the block, seeking a price of around $1 billion. Every Day With Rachael Ray has a new senior staff and redesign but “unexpected advertising declines” at the title contributed to a 6.2 percent drop in revenue to $409.4 million for RDA Holding Corp. in the second quarter of 2011. Consolidated EBITDA plummeted 32.3 percent to $52.2 million due to increased marketing spending and advertising losses at Every Day with Rachael Ray. Revenue for RDA’s U.S. business in the second quarter was relatively flat at $176.7 million (compared to $177.1 million in the same period last year), while operating profit fell 15.1 percent to $33.1 million, primarily due to a “decrease in advertising at Rachel Ray and higher agent commissions,” according to RDA financials. Once a top performer for RDA on the print side, Every Day With Rachael Ray has seen advertising plummet recently. From January through August 2011, ad pages in the magazine fell 16.8 percent, according to FOLIO: sister site minonline. Meanwhile, long-struggling sister title Reader’s Digest is seeing improvement, with ad pages up 4.4 percent in the first six months of 2011, according to Publishers Information Bureau. The Reader’s Digest Community (including Reader’s Digest) saw revenue increase 4.9 percent to $67.9 million, while the Lifestyle Communities (which includes Every Day with Rachael Ray) saw revenue drop 3.1 percent to $108.8 million. read more

Last week, Facebook rolled out several new features during its fourth annual F8 Developer Conference that could change the way the magazine industry interacts with the social media platform.As initially reported by FOLIO:, the expanded Open Graph technology integrates user activity within an app directly to a user’s Timeline. If a magazine app integrated Open Graph with its product, when a user reads an article or interacts with an app would show up on a Facebook user’s profile.The Ticker, a lighter version of the news feed that shows activities, commenting and liking, is also a new change. When a user brings the mouse curser above a friend’s recent activity in the Ticker feed, a canvas app is opened over the user’s home page—enabling someone to read full articles without ever leaving Facebook. The Huffington Post, The Guardian and The Economist, among others, have already adapted a canvas app. For Complex Media Network, which has over 70 properties in its portfolio, including Complex magazine, the new Facebook features need to be integrated with caution.“The Timeline is interesting,” says Cherkin. “I think we have to evaluate how our content can create a storyline that can be leveraged. The average user is staying with us for over 12 minutes per user session. To the extent that those signals can appear in someone’s feed more readily through the stream, I think that’s very interesting. Facebook seems to be trying to figure out ways to get more signals about a consumer’s activity and to surface that—that can be a big win for publishers.”Cherkin adds that the publishers that are creating the most engaging content or community activities in the publishing space may have the biggest gains from the changes. “I think anything that is helping to surface great content is great for Complex,” says Scott Cherkin, executive vice president of product and business development for Complex Media Network. “There’s been so much noise, people’s walls are crowded and search is a crowded place to break through. To the extent that Facebook can help surface the most impactful and trending stories of the day that are really going to attract a user’s attention, I think we win in that optimization.” Alexis Costa, general manager of digital operations for Bonnier Technology Group, also thinks the changes are compelling.“We’re excited about the updates,” says Costa. “We’re looking at this as a new opportunity to interact with our audience and provide more valuable content to them. We’re also looking to see how they’re going to react with the changes because we need to be on-point with how they consume media. The changes have to be organic and sit with the brand—in a digital world, things are always changing but with all of that change some things have to remain consistent and that one thing is we have to be true to is our brand, we can’t be something that we’re not.”While Costa says there’s no one thing she’s particularly excited for with this announcement she did say that the Timeline feature could be very interesting for Popular Science.“We have a lot of brand equity and brand heritage there—it’s been around for 138 years,” she says. “It could be an exciting opportunity to interact with Popular Science in the past, present and possibly even future. There might be something fun we can engage with that.”Currently, Popular Science has a partnership with Google to archive its older issues. Costa says the new Facebook devices may be an opportunity to integrate that content on the platform.“Facebook is our third biggest traffic driver behind direct navigation and search,” says Cherkin. “But we believe that our user and content is best served in a Complex environment and the same goes for our publisher. When we look at Facebook and as they change their strategies over time, it will be interesting to see how much content they encourage to be consumed within their walls. For a long time we’ve seen Google, who was moving traffic to third parties, is now moving traffic to its own sites. We have to wonder what that means for publishers long term and their monetization strategies and their intellectual property which is built around their audience over time. We think publishers ought to be cautious in how much goes within the [Facebook] walls versus what they keep on their own sites.”read more

Andrea Dunham has been promoted to creative director of People. She moved to this newly created position after working as design director.SourceMedia has made multiple staff changes:Scott Wenger has been appointed as group editorial director. He will oversee Financial Planning, On Wall Street, Bank Investment Consultant and Money Management Executive. He was previously managing editor of money & business at New York Daily News.On Wall Street‘s new editor-in-chief is Ralph R. Ortega, who was most recently a senior editor at Hedge Fund Alert.Samantha Allen has also become a deputy editor of the Investment Advisor Group, and will continue as the group’s digital managing editor. She came to SourceMedia in 2012 as senior digital editor.Rachel F. Elson is the new editor-in-chief of Financial Planning, as well as a deputy editor of SourceMedia’s Investment Advisor Group. She joined Financial Planning in 2012 as executive editor.Bloomberg Media named Jacki Kelley chief operating officer for media, beginning in September. She previously served as CEO for IPG Mediabrands North America and president of Global Clients.Ezra Dyer has been named automotive editor at Popular Mechanics. He had previously worked for Automobiles as contributing editor. Also, Rob Hewitt joined the publication as design director. He had been contributing design director at Billboard.JWC Media has announced the appointment of Dustin O’Regan as editor-at-large of Sheridan Road magazine. The former attorney and book editor will continue her role as auxiliary board president at The Art Institute of Chicago. Also, Ann Marie Scheidler has been promoted to managing editor of the JWC magazines, including The Polo Book, Sheridan Road, Forest & Bluff and Hinsdale Living. She has held various positions at JWC since joining in 2007, and most recently worked as editorial director of Forest & Bluff magazine.Bobby Ghosh has joined Quartz as managing editor. He was previously the editor of Time International.Amanda Silverman has been promoted from managing editor to deputy editor of The New Republic, while Linda Kinstler has also been promoted from reporter to managing editor of the publication.The New York Times Magazine has appointed Bill Wasik to deputy editor. He comes to the publication from Wired, where he had been senior editor for the past four years.Johanna Derlega has been promoted to senior vice president of National Journal Live and advertising from her role as general manager of National Journal Live.Meredith Corporation announced that Linda Augsburg has been named editor content chief for American Patchwork and Quilting and the Meredith Crafts Group. She had been editorial director at Prime Publishing.Kathy Blackwell has joined Austin Way as editor-in-chief. She was previously senior editor at The Austin American-Statesman.Teen Vogue has hired Dan Koday as digital director and Marina Larroude as fashion director. Koday was content director at Latina.com and Larroude had been market director at Style.com.Epicurious has appointed Adina Steiman as features director, from the same position at Self. Also new at Epicurious is Rhoda Boone, who became food editor. She had been food stylist at Bon Appétit. Brittany Innes also joined as social media editor from her role as manager of social media at CheapCaribbean.com. The Atlantic Weekly has named Sophie Gilbert and Denise Kersten Wills as senior editors. Gilbert previously worked was arts editor at the Washingtonian, and Wills was senior editor at Politico.Hearst Magazines announced that Meredith Rollins has been appointed editor-in-chief of Redbook. She has been executive editor of Redbook since 2010. Before coming to Redbook she worked as executive editor at Lucky and articles director at W.Moksha Fitzgibbons has been promoted to chief revenue officer from executive vice president at Complex Media. She has been with the company since 2006. Modern Luxury has named Michelle Thorpe as associate publisher of beauty. She most recently served as associate publisher at Allure. Lori Silver also joined as executive director of bridal and interiors. She joined Modern Luxury from Brides, where she was associate publisher. Also, Tracy Monahan was named associate publisher of marketing from her role as marketing director for The Week and Mental Floss.read more

ADC AUTHOR The Army is still on track to boost readiness by 2022, but there are still challenges related to modernization, according to a new Government Accountability Office report, Army Technology reported.The Feb. 6 report was a progress update on 44 recommendations GAO has made since 2016.“While the Army continues to make progress, it faces challenges in staffing its evolving force structure, repairing and modernizing its equipment, and training its forces for potential large-scale conflicts,” the study said.Among the outstanding challenges cited in the report are “missed recruiting targets” and “applying leading practices for technology development.”

News UK Music Consumers Gravitate Toward Media You Can Touch Research by eBay U.K. reveals a special status for physical media among young peoplePhilip MerrillGRAMMYs Nov 13, 2017 – 2:42 pm In August a representative sample of British consumers were polled by eBay U.K. and ICM Unlimited to produce “A Guide To Physical Media,” a report exploring the meaning of buying physical products in a world transformed by digital. Trends such as Instagram book “shelfies” or “phygital” sales bundles that combine physical with digital instigated this closer look at how traditional “goods” retain special appeal while entertainment is increasingly available on streaming services.Surprisingly, the report found that young people are responsible for the resurgence in the sales of physical goods. Among U.K. buyers between the ages of 18 and 24, 47 percent bought a CD and 25 percent bought a vinyl record. The Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd have done especially well among collectors, representing buyers’ desire to own some of the most meaningful music they listen to.Whether gift-giving, showing off at home to guests or sharing digital pix of tangible purchases online, young U.K. consumers are proving that real-world things have not outgrown their appeal. This is certainly good news for e-tailers like eBay, but it also raises the thought heading toward the holidays that digital convenience hasn’t made the sentimental satisfaction of ownership obsolete.RIAA Reports: Music Industry Revenue Up In Early 2017 Facebook Twitter Feeling Physical? Brits Love CDs, Vinyl, Books uk-music-consumers-gravitate-toward-media-you-can-touch Email read more

WILMINGTON, MA — Here are highlights from the Wilmington Police Log for Tuesday, June 26, 2018:Caller reported tractor-trailer parked in North Wilmington MBTA parking lot taking up several spots. Police sent truck on its way. (6:44am)Police advised paving crew on Earles Row of proper solicitation rules after caller complained about paver who knocked on door and offered to pave her driveway. (7:17am)A Border Avenue resident requested assistance with large parrot that escaped. Animal Control Officer responded. Bird was approximately 40 feet up in a tree. Resident given number for tree services. (11:47am)A party walked away from the Milestone Group Home on High Street. Police located juvenile at playground and transported back. (1:29pm)Chief reported call from resident stating train was blocking Middlesex Avenue at North Wilmington train station. (2:07pm)An employee at Art of the Event reported a teen female walked into store, climbed on fragile art pieces, and walked through offices demanding to use phone. She yelled at staff when asked to leave. Police responded, but teen had left area. (4:59pm)(DISCLAIMER: This information is public information. An arrest does not constitute a conviction. Any arrested person is innocent until proven guilty.)Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple’s daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip?Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… RelatedPOLICE LOG for September 3: Driveway Paving Solicitors; Skate Park Tagged; WPD Assist With Pick-Up At SchoolsIn “Police Log”POLICE LOG for June 19: Fire Dept. Delayed By Train When Responding To Crash; Duck Flew Into House; Turtle Stuck In PoolIn “Police Log”POLICE LOG for June 26: 2-Year-Old Locks Family Out; Co-Workers Get In Fight; Don’t Watch YouTube While DrivingIn “Police Log”read more

WILMINGTON, MA — Here are highlights from the Wilmington Police Log for Wednesday, July 11, 2018:A caller reported he is in on Burlington Avenue waiting to turn left onto Main Street and the traffic light hasn’t turned green in 20 minutes. Police responded and observed several light cycles. Lights are cycling properly. (12:46am)Animal Control Officer assisted with removing bat from Woburn Street home. (12:59pm)Police responded to a panic alarm at Winchester Family Medical Center on Salem Street. Receptionist said a female was yelling in the waiting area, causing a disturbance. (1:46pm)Fire Department responded to small brush fire at Exotic Nails on Lowell Street. (3:33pm)A caller reported three vehicles pulled off of Route 129 onto Grace Drive and began fighting. One of the males choked another. One suspect got into a Lords Court Crew white truck. All three vehicles left the area. One of the vehicles returned while police was on scene. Driver said he was attempting to stop the other two vehicles from speeding down the street and was unaware of a physical altercation. Police notified Billerica Police to be on look out for Lords Court Crew white truck. Police visited suspect’s house in Billerica, but he was not home. (5:05pm)(DISCLAIMER: This information is public information. An arrest does not constitute a conviction. Any arrested person is innocent until proven guilty.)Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple’s daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip?Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… RelatedPOLICE LOG for August 18: 2 Vehicles With Same License Plate; Statue Missing From Wildwood CemeteryIn “Police Log”POLICE LOG for August 11: Incidents Not What They Seem; Marijuana Confiscated From Vehicle; Missing Woman FoundIn “Police Log”POLICE LOG for July 25: Wilmington Man Arrested For OUI; Men Carrying Sledgehammers Down Street; Turkeys Causing TrafficIn “Police Log”read more

WILMINGTON, MA — Below are five things that happened at the most recent Wilmington School Committee Meeting:#1) The School Committee approved a donation of an AED defibrillator, valued at $2,700, from Shawsheen Principal Lisa King. King won the AED in a raffle. In consultation with the district’s Nurse Leader Doreen Crowe, it was decided the AED would be used primarily by the Athletic Department.#2) The School Committee approved a 10-day field trip to Ireland, Wales and England during April 2020 vacation for 24-30 WHS students in Grades 10-12. The trip, organized through Explorica, is spearheaded by teachers Jennifer Fidler, Maura Tucker and Lisa Desberg. A 6:1 student-teacher ratio will be adhered to. The cost for each participating student will be $3,616 with fundraising options available.#3) The School Committee received a personnel update detailing staffing changes that took place over the summer break.New Director of Human Resources Andrea Stern Armstrong noted Principals were “plugging away” to fill any active vacancies. Substitutes are providing coverage in the interim.#4) The School Committee unanimously approved Superintendent Glenn Brand as the district’s representative to the SEEM Collaborative Board of Directors.“Legislation related to Special Education Collaboratives mandates the Collaborative Board Members be appointed annually by their respective School Committees,” noted Brand in a memo to Committee members.#5) The School Committee made changes to their subcommittee assignments following the resignation of Peggy Kane and the appointment of Jo Newhouse.David Ragsdale will join the Policy Subcommittee.Jo Newhouse will join the Sick Bank Committee & Administrative Assistant Negotiation Team.Jennifer Bryson will join the School Committee Handbook & Protocol Committee.In an interesting moment, member Tom Talbot asked to be removed from the Superintendent Evaluation Committee, noting he “wouldn’t be able to fulfill [its duties] to the end.” The Evaluation typically occurs at the end of each school year. New member Jo Newhouse volunteered to take Talbot’s place.Both Talbot and Newhouse’s terms are up this April. This substitute is a possible indication that Talbot will not seek re-election, while Newhouse will run for the seat she was appointed to last month.News From The Meeting Previously Reported On:School Committee Approves New Homework Policy, Eliminates Time Guidelines For All GradesSuperintendent Brand Announces His 3 Major Goals For The 2018-2019 School YearWildcat Summer Camps Have Best Year Yet, 500 Kids ParticipateLike Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple’s daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip?Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… RelatedSCHOOL COMMITTEE NOTEBOOK: 5 Things That Happened At Recent School Committee MeetingIn “Education”SCHOOL COMMITTEE NEWS: Big Issues To Be Discussed At Wednesday’s Meeting (August 29)In “Education”SCHOOL COMMITTEE NOTEBOOK: 5 Things That Happened At Last Week’s MeetingIn “Education”read more

WILMINGTON, MA — Tadhg, a 2-year-old tabby cat with a white diamond on his chest, has been missing from the 90 block of West Street since Sunday, October 14. His left ear is snipped. If seen, please call 978-851-285-1882 or Animal Control at 978-658-7988 x 5400.Tadhg(NOTE: The above information is from the Wilmington Animal Control Officer’s Facebook page.)Like Wilmington Apple on Facebook. Follow Wilmington Apple on Twitter. Follow Wilmington Apple on Instagram. Subscribe to Wilmington Apple’s daily email newsletter HERE. Got a comment, question, photo, press release, or news tip? Email wilmingtonapple@gmail.com.Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… RelatedMISSING CAT: Have You Seen Lakshmi?In “Missing Pets”MISSING CAT: Have You Seen Loki?In “Missing Pets”MISSING CAT: Have You Seen Mic?In “Missing Pets”read more